On paper, this should work. Bill Murray returns as the voice of Garfield, delivering his usual deadpan sarcasm. And for the first twenty minutes, watching Garfield gorge himself on room service and insult dogs (including a returning, thankfully minimized Odie) is mildly amusing. The problem is the pacing. The film grinds to a halt whenever it focuses on the live-action humans. Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer) is reduced to a bumbling tourist, and his love interest (Jennifer Love Hewitt) has so little to do that she seems surprised she’s still in the movie.
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